Reclinlng-swing



-(No Model.)

W. E.' ELLIOTT.

2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

REGLINING SWING.

Patented Apn. 12, 1898.

.Bazin- S liillllllll WITNESSES Attorney (No Model.)

2 Sheets-Sheet. 2 W. E. ELLIOTT.

RICJIIVIBIG SWING.

No. 602,065. Patented Aplf. 12,1898.

' WITNESSES l Nrrnn STATES WILLIAM n. ELLIOTT, or nRAsrInAR, MISSOURI. REOUNINQSWING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent lNo. 602,065, dated .April 12, 1898.

Application filed February 20. 1897. Serial No. 624,336. (No model.)

.To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. ELLIOTT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brashear, in the county of Adair and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and uselarly to that class known as recliningswings, the object being to provide a swing of this character which shall be capable of being easily moved to place its parts in varying positions of comfort for the user.

My invention consists in certain novel features of construction andin the arrangement of the parts whereby certain important advantages are gained in a simple, durable, and inexpensive manner, as will be hereinafter fully described, and specifically defined in the appended claims.

'In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 -l represents a perspective view of a swing embodying my invention, the parts being arranged to form a chair. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the parts extended to form a couch. Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the swing, showing the parts as in Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a section through the line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

Similar reference-numerals indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

1 represents the seat, which is shown as substantially rectangular in form, having hinged to its rear edge the back 2 and to its front edge a downwardly-proj ectin g extension 3, which is hinged to parallel bars 4, to the outer ends of which is securely fastened a foot-rest 5. These bars 4 extend rearwardly under the seat 1 and are hinged to similar bars 6, which are fastened l securely to the back 2, these latter being provided near their upper ends with slots or guideways through which a crank-rod 7 passes, the outer ends of which rod connect with arms 8, that are pivotally connected to the sides of the seat 1.

The rod 7 is bent near its outer ends to form cranks 7 f, which are adapted to engage locking devices, shown as racks 9, arranged within the slot 6, and the teeth of which engage with the bent lportions of the rod 7, and thus keep the seat firmly secured against falling backward, springs 10, located within 'these slots 6 and immediately behind the rod 7, serving to keep the bent portions thereof fin positive engagementpwith the teeth of the rack, as clearly shown. The intermediate portion of the' rod' 7 is also bent to form a crank, which is preferably arranged at right angles to the cranks 7, and a rod 11 is con ne'cted to this crank, being held inwplace in guide-eyes located in the back of the seat, its upper extremity being provided 4with a handle or other convenient device to be grasped by the hand in raising oij'lowering it to operate the crank-rod 7. The rod 7 is journaled between the opposite ends of the arms 8 and adapted to move within the guideways 6a.

Side pieces'l2 are arranged at each side Of the` seat andare retained in place thereon by the ropes 13, the said ropes being securely .fastened to the seat, whence they pass upward through guide-eyes 14 in the side pieces 12 and terminate in suitable rings 15, which are intended to connect with supports above forfsuspending the swing. A connection is arranged between the back 2 and the ropes 13, and this connectionis shown as a short strand of rope 16, connected to the eyes 17 in .the back 2, the opposite ends being fastened' to the ropes 13 in any convenient manner. This arrangement provides a firm support for the back 2 of -the swing when the parts are extended, as in Fig. `2, as well as to guard against any displacement of pillows or other articles which may be used in connection with the swing to give comfort to the occupant thereof.

' When my invention is intended for use as g a swing for an infant, I prefer to use a guard 18, which is carried by the ropes 13, suitable openings 18 being provided at eachend for thepurpose. This guard will rest upon the upper front edges of the side pieces 12 and form an effective barrier against any possibility of the infant falling or being thrown forward. p It will thus be seen that my invention provides in a sim ple,stron g, and inexpensive manner a swing that is particularly well adapted for the purposes for which it is'intended and one that may be quickly adjusted to give va- IOO rious inclinations to the parts to provide comfort for the occupant and one which may be used by invalids as well as by infants and others.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A reclining-swing comprisinga seat,back and foot-rest suitably hinged together, arms pivoted at one end to the seat, a rod carried by the back, rack-bars also carried by the back which are adapted to be engaged by the rod for holding the parts in the desired posi tion, means for holding the rod normally in engagement with the racks, and suspending devices for supporting the swing, substantially as described.

2. Areclining-swing comprisinga seat,back and foot-rest suitably hinged together, guideways secured upon the back, racks formed within the guideways, arms pivoted at one end to opposite sides of the seat, a rod journaled between the opposite ends of the arms and adapted to move within the guideways, cranks formed upon said rod and adapted to engage the racks, springs adapted to hold the cranks normally in engagement with the racks and against the tension of which the crankrod is disengaged therefrom, means for operating said rod, and suspending devices for the swing, substantially as described.

S. A reclining-swing comprising a seat,back and foot-rest suitably hinged together, guideways formed upon the back, racks formed :in said guideways, arms pivoted at one end to opposite sides of the seat, a rod connecting ment of the swing, and means for suspending the swing, substantially as described.

e. A reclining-swin g comprising a seat,back and foot-rest suitably hinged together, suspending-ropes connected at their lower ends to the seat, side pieces carried by the rope and independent of the seat, iieXible connections between the ropes and the back, arms hinged at one end to the foot-rest, arms secured to the back of the swing and at their opposite ends pivot-ed to the iirstnamed arms, guideways formed in the upper ends of the arms which are secured to the back, racks arranged within said guideways, a crank-rod carried by the back and extending within the guideways for the purpose of engaging the racks, and means for holding the rods normally in engagement with the racks, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this speciiication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM E. ELLIOTT;

Witnesses:

C. A. CHADWIGK, O. C. SANDS. 

